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To the White Rose of Germany , In memory of Sophie Scholl and the White Rose resistance group

In halls where silence cloaked the dread,
You raised a voice, though fear had spread.
With leaflets fluttering like doves in flight,
You lit a candle in the night.

Not with guns, nor iron might,
But truth and courage, fierce and bright.
A rose in winter, pure and still,
Defying hate with steadfast will.

Your words, like whispers through the air,
Asked hearts to feel, to act, to care.
Against a storm of brutal lies,
You stood with clear and open eyes.

Though gallows claimed your final breath,
You did not bow, not even in death.
Your petals fell, but not in vain—
They bloom where conscience dares remain.

White Rose of Germany, proud and free,
You taught what strength and soul must be.
A bloom of hope in darkest hour—
Forever grace, forever power.

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Sara Etgen-Baker Date: 7/27/2025 5:04:00 PM a perfect and flowing rhyme scheme that told a compelling story. I'm not familiar with the White Rose of Germany. Will need to do some research. Thanks for sharing this...have a pleasant evening, Sara Login to Reply Susantha Herath Date: 7/27/2025 9:45:00 PM White Rose is a German Resistant group during WWII , of young university students. Later all of them were captured and killed by Nazi Regim.